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Our Visit to Horn Creek Family Camp
August 3, 2013
This summer, we took our first ever family vacation and spent a week at Horn Creek family camp. Horn Creek is a Christian retreat and conference center near Westcliffe, Colorado.…
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Balloon Squishy Balls
July 31, 2013
Here's an easy way to create some squishy, squeezy fun! We mixed up some homemade playdough, and loaded it into balloons. In order to get it into the balloons, we…
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Magic Number Machine: A Math Game for Addition and Subtraction Practice
July 30, 2013
It's almost August, and time to start our homeschool year! We usually start the last week of July, but with our vacation last week and then needing this week to…
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How to Make Parachute Cord (Paracord) Bracelets
July 28, 2013
In May, Aidan went on a trip with my parents, and came home with a bracelet made out of parachute cord (also called paracord). He happily announced to us that…
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Group Play Activities for Toddlers
July 20, 2013
This past week, I worked in the one year old class at my church's Vacation Bible School. Well, at least I did for three days until my youngest two sons…
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You Might Be Suffering from "Mom-Brain" If...
July 17, 2013
I can vaguely remember having it more "together" before I had kids. Somewhere back there, there's a fuzzy memory of arriving places on time, having the mental acuity to remember…
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Lego Fun Friday: Build a Landmark Building Challenge
July 11, 2013
It's time for LEGO® Fun Friday! The building challenge for this week was to build a landmark from your neighborhood or city. It could be a man-made landmark or building,…
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Five (More!) Hands-on Ways to Learn the Alphabet
July 10, 2013
Back in April, I posted 5 hands-on ways to learn the alphabet. Well, we're back with more ideas! I've been collecting ideas over the past couple months. Since it's summer,…
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DIY Cardboard Box Skee Ball Game
July 8, 2013
After we built our jump for hot wheels cars out of a diaper box, my husband had the idea to use the same basic design to make a homemade skee…
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DIY Rainstick Toy for Sensory Play
July 7, 2013
A couple years ago, we made some really awesome rainsticks out of cardboard mailing tubes and a LOT of nails. They were fun to make, and we still have them…
